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Ready for the Summer - Grab N' Go Kit
With 3 children and lots of summer activities, I found that since we were always running 20 different places every day I kept forgetting to bring sunscreen or bug spray. I got tired of the "duh, I forgot it again" moments.
Why Are Today's Homes so Filthy?
Find out the top three reasons why it's so hard to keep our homes clean nowadays and what we can do about it. (This is the first in a blog post series on how to get our homes clean for good.)
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And here again my bad habit of writing before reading others comments so as not to get ...»
Four Refreshing Ways to Use Citrus at Home
When life “hands you lemons,” you can do a lot more than make lemonade! If you have unused citrus at home, you can clean, decorate and even disinfect. Grab a piece of fruit and try
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Sharing the Best Thing I've Ever Found for Cleaning Our Grill
We had a major back patio cleanup this past weekend including pressure washing, window sill scrubbing, and scouring our grill. I was sent a box full of cleaning supplies from P&G that
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Thanks everyone! That stuff was pretty impressive, for sure!
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If you want to have new looking grout again or change the color check out my sealer www.groutshields.com ...»
I have wash an aluminun pot in my dishwasher and it turn out a very
ugly grey olmost black color, i tried to bringed back to live but no luck, any suge
stions to clean the poor thing,Thankyou Tessa
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You tried a green kitchen scrubbie...with lots of elbow grease? ...»
Summer to Declutter
Does anyone else feel as if their house is bursting at the seams? I feel as if we're swimming in clothing, toys, books, and just... STUFF. This summer, I'm committing to decluttering the
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I am such a hoarder... I relate to ALL of this. (Except the part where you actually get rid of ...»
Crusty White Stuff on Pots
You may notice a dried white powder on the outside of your clay pots. This is called efflorescence.
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If you still have plants in the pot, don't use vinegar. It could wick through the clay pot and ...»
DIY All Purpose Cleaners
Making your own all purpose cleaners is easy with some few basic supplies. My favorite is 2 cups water with 1 tsp. essential oils such as tea tree oil or grapefruit oil. More DIY recipes on my blog post:
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It lasts a long time. I have kept mine for 6 months or more and it still works great!
Laundry smell... on clothes...
Lately I have had a smell out of my towels and clothes, that smell musty and old, after I have washed and dried them.
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A friend of mine used vinegar in her washer religiously and it eventually caused it to rust ...»